NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon I communeddabar (daw-bar') perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue with mine own heart leb (labe) the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect saying 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) Lo I am come to great estate gadal (gaw-dal') advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to...estate, + things), grow(up),increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower. and have gotten yacaph (yaw-saf') to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing) more wisdom chokmah (khok-maw') wisdom (in a good sense) -- skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit. than all they that have been before paniym (paw-neem') the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) me in Jerusalem Yruwshalaim (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im) founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine -- Jerusalem. yea my heart leb (labe) the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect had great rabah (raw-baw') to increase (in whatever respect) experience ra'ah (raw-aw') to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions. of wisdom chokmah (khok-maw') wisdom (in a good sense) -- skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit. and knowledge da`ath (dah'-ath) knowledge -- cunning, (ig-)norantly, know(-ledge), (un-)awares (wittingly). Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible I said to myself, "Behold, I have magnified and increased wisdom more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge." King James Bible I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. Holman Christian Standard Bible I said to myself, "Look, I have amassed wisdom far beyond all those who were over Jerusalem before me, and my mind has thoroughly grasped wisdom and knowledge." International Standard Version I told myself, "I have become greater and wiser than anyone who ruled before me in Jerusalem—yes, I have acquired a great deal of wisdom and knowledge." NET Bible I thought to myself, "I have become much wiser than any of my predecessors who ruled over Jerusalem; I have acquired much wisdom and knowledge." GOD'S WORD® Translation I thought to myself, "I have grown wiser than anyone who [has ruled] Jerusalem before me. I've had a lot of experience with wisdom and knowledge." King James 2000 Bible I communed with my own heart, saying, Lo, I have come to greatness, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. Links Ecclesiastes 1:16Ecclesiastes 1:16 NIV Ecclesiastes 1:16 NLT Ecclesiastes 1:16 ESV Ecclesiastes 1:16 NASB Ecclesiastes 1:16 KJV |